“They are [expletive] horse-[expletive], I don’t know how else to put it,” Lites said. “The team was ok. But (Tyler) Seguin and (Jamie) Benn were terrible.”

Seguin and Benn, the team’s two most expensive players, haven’t had the same success scoring this season as they have in the past. Seguin ranks 57th in the NHL in scoring, while Benn is 67th. Still, Benn leads the team with 15 goals scored, and Seguin leads the team in points. The two cornerstone players also have long contracts left with the team. Per the Dallas News, Benn has six years left on an eight-year, $76 million contract, while Seguin’s eight-year contract extension kicks in next season.

Frustration with the two players has apparently come to a point where Lites felt he had to go public.

“We are a stars-driven league, and our stars aren’t getting it done,” Lites said. “It’s embarrassing, and no one writes it. Write it! These guys are not good enough. They’re not good enough for me, they’re not good enough for the owner, and they’re certainly not good enough for the general manager, who I can’t speak for, but it’s not good enough for the job he’s done. But we’ve had meeting after meeting after meeting. The accountability on the ice is not there.”

The Dallas Stars are currently 19-16-3 and clinging to a wild card playoff spot in the Western Conference.

Speaking to reporters on Friday, both players admitted they need to play better.

“Not good enough,” Seguin told The Athletic. “I’ve got to play better. I’m trying to do a job, and I haven’t had the right results.”

It remains to be seen if publicly drubbing your top players in a profane tirade accomplishes anything.

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